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Two towns in the Northwest Corner, Salisbury and Kent, held Women’s Marches on Oct. 2, along with over 600 other places across the country, to support reproductive rights and justice. Both locations had large and active crowds, with attendees of all ages.
Joe Lenahan worked a 1904 engine at the CAMA Fall Festival. Photo by Lans Christensen
KENT — After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association presented its 36th Fall Festival last weekend, from Friday to Sunday, Sept. 24 to 26.
Friday dawned with gray, threatening skies, but by the time the gates opened at 10 a.m. there were glorious blue sunny skies.
KENT — Responding to the recent closure of Kent Primary Care, Nuvance Health is proposing an alternative telehealth system for the town, described for the Board of Selectmen at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The meeting was conducted on Zoom, attracting 18 viewers.
Wilson’s by High Watch is now open on Main Street, Thursday through Monday for breakfast and lunch. Photo by Lans Christensen
KENT — A dark secret of the restaurant industry is that the long hours and high stress can take a toll on workers, leaving some with addiction issues.
Jason Perillo has seen evidence of this often in his years as vice president of communications and chief marketing officer for High Watch Recovery Center in Kent.
KENT — The Town Plan of Conservation and Development, or POCD, is for most people either mysterious or completely uninteresting.
But it shouldn’t be.
People who live in and come to the Northwest Corner of Connecticut are almost always drawn here by the beauty of the houses, the lawns, the fields, the forests.
KENT — Details of plans to resurface a portion of Bull’s Bridge Road were discussed at a public hearing held on Thursday, Sept. 1, on Zoom. The hearing drew 13 participants and was led by First Selectman Jean Speck.
KENT — Federal funding coming to the town through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) needs to be distributed, leading the Kent Board of Selectmen to discuss a plan for assessing local needs and eligibility at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The meeting was held on Zoom.
KENT — Repaving at the Kent Green section of downtown began on Monday, Aug.16, on the southern part of the Green. Work was expected to be done by the end of this week.
The farm market in Kent (in photo, above, and three in Cornwall) have the most luscious foods and flowers of the season, now for sale. Photo by Lans Christensen
Summer vegetables are hitting their peak right now, especially with the arrival of corn and tomatoes at farmstands and markets.
Two towns that continue to have thriving markets, where local growers come together weekly, are Kent and Cornwall.
Music and merchandise were the big draws for the annual Kent Sidewalk Sale Days from Aug. 5 to 8. Photo by Lans Christensen
KENT — The Kent Sidewalk Sales returned last weekend, with goods for sale in tents and on tables outside the town’s many retail establishments, the annual and popular tag sale at St. Andrew’s Church and of course music at many locations throughout the weekend and throughout the town.
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